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I get / set the geometrical position of an object%3F.md

Normally, when you get/set the position of an object, you actually get/set the position of the object's *center of mass*. In many cases this is enough, but when the object's center of mass *isn't exactly its geometrical position*, and you want to locate it (or locate something in it) geometrically, just "getting its position" won't cut it.

[[/uploads/center of mass opaque.png]]

The trick to solve this is to take the vector reported by [[Get Position]] and **offset it by half the total size of of the object**. With total size, I refer to the minimum and maximum vectors of the object, added together.

[[/uploads/geometrical position opaque.png]]

Almost similarly, to set the geometrical position of the object, you set the position of the object to where you want to place it offset by half the total size, **negated**. Or, equally, subtract the offset from the geometrical position.

[[/uploads/set geometrical position opaque.png]]